Why a goldfish lamp?
In todays Blog, you will see part of the development of a product that is directed to China.
FIRST ACT = GOLD
As we all now, gold has a symbolic value
Gold is common metaphor in many of the worlds lenguages
Photo: Forbidden City's Golden River (Beijing)
Gold SYMBOLS:
"It flitters like gold" - universally Gold symbolize: brilliance, light, illumination, warmth, spiritual realities
Gold symbolizes wealth - “I struck gold”
Gold has been a measure of value and wealth in numerous cultures, in this particular case, the Chinese Wealth.
Second Act: THE FISH
One such symbol of reverence in Feng Shui is the fish
The fish represents wealth and prosperity, especially Carps
The actual word in Chinese for fish also translates to “abundance”
Chinese new year dinner includes fish but its not eaten up completely
As the Chinese phrase "may there be surpluses every year"
Sounds the same as "may there be fish every year."
The Carp is founded usually in paintings, drawings, ceramics, and pieces of Chinese ar; specially one type of Carp, THE GOLDFISH
THIRD ACT = GOLD + FISH
Light = Gold Wealth = Fish
Light + Wealth = Goldfish
Light = Product Symbol = Goldfish
Product + Symbol = A Metaphor
FORTH ACT = THE METAPHOR
Product = Light = Gold, Fish = Wealth = symbol, Product + Symbol = metaphor
The light fills the fish with gold, with wealth, it`s the goldfish decorative lamp
FIFTH ACT = THE DETAIL
Drawings, paintings, patterns and figures in Chinese art show the same type of detail in the fish scales.
Please watch the scales in this images
The Existent lamps don't show relation between light and scales.
Scales and light is the Gap
2 comments:
That was an amazing presentation! You really set the bar high for this project..Its fantastic to see that you have overcome the habit of doing your project in the last minute!!!... Can't wait to see the end result...
This was a good presentation well done. Now its time to concentrate on the light and the light effect. the starting point is there but it you are designing a light not a sculpture so more experimentation with light please.
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